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September 19, 2012Top Five Non-Essential Things Jimmy Haslam Should Do With the Browns
September 19, 2012In a meeting with Cleveland city council, soon-to-be-official majority owner of the Cleveland Browns Jimmy Haslam III said that he would like to explore the logistics behind adding a retractable roof on the crown of Cleveland Browns Stadium.
“We are open-minded,” Haslam said on Wednesday. “We want to use that facility as much as we can.”
Though it is by no means a certainty and would likely not occur for many years if at all, the exploration process will reportedly begin once the league approves the sale of the Browns, hopefully by the much-discussed date of October 16. At this point, Haslam will bring in several stadium architects to decide what, if any, options exist.
Haslam also said that the discussion surrounding the faciltiy’s naming rights will begin to take place after the completion of the 2012 NFL Season. This meeting marked the first time that the owner of a Cleveland sports franchise was invited to speak in front of city council.
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There are hotels downtown, along E. 12th Street among other locations including around Tower City. Plus, there might be a spot for another downtown hotel between Haslam and Gilbert (Dolans are way too cheap). Retractable roof adds possibility of a Super Bowl (see Indy, Lucas Oil (Dome) Stadium). As long as we keep real grass we’ll be fine.
Bravo, this will also lure quality sissy players, those are warm weather ballers.
Astro Glide Stadium would be entirely appropriate considering the team’s record and the amount of money the fans spend on said team.
I’ll never understand. The Green Bay Packers have hideous colors, and yet they wear them. IMHO, the only thing the Browns do wrong is that they don’t wear orange pants.
It’s a travesty that a $600+ million facility is used for 10-12 events a year.